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Topic: Bad news nest...Eagle gone :( (Read 4003 times)

Hello everyone. I have really bad news The other night I fell asleep at the wheel in the wee hours of the morning and crashed my Eagle. I did not have full coverage on it, and as far as my budget is concerned, it is a loss. (The front passenger side of the car is pretty well done in...bumper, fender and suspension components and who knows what else is toast) I do not want to junk the vehicle without first offering up parts. I will be parting it out and auctioning what I deem valuable eventually, but here are some unique/good characteristics of it.

1985 Sport wagon. Silver over red. Manual windows/locks. 113k. Full instrumentation/sport steering wheel.Seats are as perfect as a 27 year old, 113k car can be. No holes, rips or tears, etc.GRONK carb (I might just hang on to this for a while...)Original mats and cargo cover.

Please let me know if there is anything you need me to save. I will be selling the parts, but as cheaply as I can to people here.

I will post for sale posts as soon as I can get the car back to my house and start taking it apart.

Thanks everyone. I do intend to remain active here as I can help, and I will be keeping an eye on the Cars for sale section for another. I am devastated.

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2011 Toyota Camry SE1985 AMC Eagle Sportwagon

I like to to tell people my Eagle is like a Ferrari. It's quirky, tempermental, border-line exotic, and something you don't see everyday. See? Makes perfect sense....

Sorry to hear. Do you have the space to keep the Eagle in case you find another one that might need an engine, etc.? How about fixing the sheet metal and doing a solid axle up front to replace the bad suspension parts?

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"I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly,Rocky mountain high" John Denver

Eaglefreek, I really do not have a place to keep it. I don't mind bringing it back from the tow yard to take parts off, etc, but having a non-mobile vehicle in my drive really makes things difficult. Especially living in the city. I honestly wish I could and then just keep a look out for another with a garnet red interior to put seats, gauge pod, etc in, but it just isn't practical for me. Ugh.... Solid front would be AWESOME though!

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2011 Toyota Camry SE1985 AMC Eagle Sportwagon

I like to to tell people my Eagle is like a Ferrari. It's quirky, tempermental, border-line exotic, and something you don't see everyday. See? Makes perfect sense....

Sorry to hear about the Eagle. Good thing it was only the Eagle damaged and you came out ok.

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Lurker & unintentional thread killer.The power of accurate observation is commonly called Cynicism by those who have not got it.As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

That sucks. The Sport station wagons are so rare and so pretty. I do suggest selling it whole to someone who has a good body worthy of swapping your interior and drivetrain. Please hold on to it for as long as you can. Where is it located?

I want your rear window trim! The chrome pops off with gentle use of a screwdriver in very small increments around the entire window. Some plastic pieces may break and that's okay, its the chrome pieces that I need.

The corner chrome piece actually has a screw under the adjacent chrome piece, so be gentle with that.

The black trim piece around the window pops off after you get the chrome. Those trim pieces are unique to 1980 Eagles and Sport Eagles through 1985, so they're relatively rare. Private message me for further details.

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Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Hey, thanks everyone! I appreciate it. I'm going to be getting it home in a couple days. Captspillane, I'll PM you in a few.

Mine is the stock 2.35 gears. Fun, right?

I am planning on keeping a few things, but everything is pretty much for sale. If they don't sell, I am definitely keeping the gauge pack and console and maybe the instrument cluster because my tach actually works. Someone has PM'd me regarding the carb and I am thinking I may sell it because, well, I could use the money.

Of course, whenever I get my next one, it will have a garnet interior (just because of my luck...my previous from 10 years ago was garnet) and I will be when I realized I didn't keep something or whatever. It is almost guaranteed!

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2011 Toyota Camry SE1985 AMC Eagle Sportwagon

I like to to tell people my Eagle is like a Ferrari. It's quirky, tempermental, border-line exotic, and something you don't see everyday. See? Makes perfect sense....

I will donate a good 1986 rust free body to anyone who will collect it from southeast Arkansas. It was a limited originally and I can provide the emblems. It has a few wrinkled spots but nothing too serious. The body is stripped but it will come stuffed full of parts, including tranny and transfer case.

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I'm right 98% of the time, and I don't care about the other 3%."The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." --Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824. ME 16:45 What part of "shall not be infringed" do they not understand?08 Impala01 Yukon 4X4(There's more to life than fuel mileage)83 Eagle wagon; shared responsibility as daily driver88 Eagle white woody wagon; shared responsibility as daily driver86 wagon parts car

i hope you were uninjured injured in the crash first and foremost, and I'm sorry about your Eagle:(it goes to show how much you love and appreciate these wonderful cars by letting its parts and Pices live on. that is the true love. i hope you can find another one fast. if you are in the Seattle area i know of one for around 1200